aluminium
A light, silvery metal extracted from bauxite, and a chemical element (symbol Al) with an atomic number of 13.
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Born ~1812 · 1 year of recorded useSeen in the wild
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A light, silvery metal extracted from bauxite, and a chemical element (symbol Al) with an atomic number of 13.
“I also have its aluminium cousin. Should I get more jelly and try again, in both?”
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— Bluesky· May 2026“You sometimes see a misconception that it's like aluminium smelting or something extremely energy intensive, but in terms of power per capex it's like a normal factory, it's just that the investments are so enormous.”
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— Bluesky· May 2026
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(slang) or other machinery made partially or wholly of aluminium.
“Un système laser UV portable pour horloges logiques quantiques à l'aluminium démontre une instabilité de fréquence fractionnaire de 2×10⁻¹⁶ en supprimant astucieusement le bruit photothermique et de photobirréfringence—permettant la métrologie de précision et les tests de la p...”
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— Bluesky· May 2026“Tragbares UV-Lasersystem für Aluminium-Quantenlogik-Uhren demonstriert eine fraktionale Frequenzinstabilität von 2×10⁻¹⁶ durch geschickte Unterdrückung von photothermischem und photobirefringentem Rauschen – ermöglicht hochpräzise Metrologie und Tests der Grundlagenphysik.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(countable) A single atom of this element.
Aluminium means: A single atom of this element.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
aluminium means: A single atom of this element.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.
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— Bluesky· May 2026“For Aluminium OS to succeed, Google needs to avoid Android’s earliest mistakes”
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— Bluesky· May 2026“$20.00USD – a China aluminium car license plate-京(Beijing)E-U8588 – Used”
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— Bluesky· May 2026
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